EP1504488A2 - Gas turbine power generating system with fuel cell - Google Patents
Gas turbine power generating system with fuel cellInfo
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- EP1504488A2 EP1504488A2 EP03723372A EP03723372A EP1504488A2 EP 1504488 A2 EP1504488 A2 EP 1504488A2 EP 03723372 A EP03723372 A EP 03723372A EP 03723372 A EP03723372 A EP 03723372A EP 1504488 A2 EP1504488 A2 EP 1504488A2
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- Prior art keywords
- fuel cell
- solid electrolyte
- type fuel
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- heat exchanger
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02C6/00—Plural gas-turbine plants; Combinations of gas-turbine plants with other apparatus; Adaptations of gas- turbine plants for special use
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
- F01D15/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of engines with devices driven thereby
- F01D15/10—Adaptations for driving, or combinations with, electric generators
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02C7/00—Features, components parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart form groups F02C1/00 - F02C6/00; Air intakes for jet-propulsion plants
- F02C7/08—Heating air supply before combustion, e.g. by exhaust gases
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
- H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
- H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
- H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
- H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
- H01M8/04111—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants using a compressor turbine assembly
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- B60W2710/00—Output or target parameters relating to a particular sub-units
- B60W2710/06—Combustion engines, Gas turbines
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
- H01M8/12—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte
- H01M2008/1293—Fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M2250/00—Fuel cells for particular applications; Specific features of fuel cell system
- H01M2250/40—Combination of fuel cells with other energy production systems
- H01M2250/402—Combination of fuel cell with other electric generators
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02B90/10—Applications of fuel cells in buildings
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
- Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a power generating system integrally provided with a gas turbine and a solid electrolyte type fuel cell.
- a hybrid power system comprising a combination of a turbo-machine and a fuel cell is described in the published
- the turbo-machine is adapted to drive a generator by rotating a power turbine by a high-pressure gas generated by burning a fuel in a combustor, thereby generating electricity
- the fuel cell is adapted to cause the reaction between fuel and air passing through a compressor and a recuperator to be heated, thereby generating electricity.
- a vehicle including a fuel cell and a generator driven by a gas turbine engine is described in US Patent No. 6,213,234.
- a reduction of fuel consumption can be provided without excessive increase in the size of the fuel cell by supplying about 50 % of the maximum electric power required to drive the vehicle from the fuel cell.
- the fuel cell effectively supplies all or most of the required electric power.
- the size of the entire system disadvantageously increases, and hence it is conceived that the fuel cell is accommodated in a casing of the gas turbine to provide compactness .
- the fuel cell is combined simply with the gas turbine engine, the compactness of the system is limited.
- the present invention has been accomplished with the above circumstance in view, and it is a first object of the present invention to ensure that a power generating system integrally provided with a gas turbine engine and a solid electrolyte type fuel cell is constructed compactly, and enhancements in power generating efficiency and durability are provided.
- a power generating system integrally provided with a gas turbine engine and a solid electrolyte type fuel cell
- the gas turbine engine including a compressor wheel, a turbine wheel, a heat exchanger and a burner
- the compressor wheel being adapted to supply compressed air through the heat exchanger to the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and the burner
- the turbine wheel being adapted to be driven by exhaust gas from the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and the burner to drive the compressor wheel
- the heat exchanger being adapted to conduct heat exchange between the exhaust gas from the turbine wheel and the compressed air from the compressor wheel
- the compressor wheel, the turbine wheel, the heat exchanger, the burner and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell are of axially symmetric shapes commonly having an axis of a rotary section comprising the compressor wheel and the turbine wheel, and the heat exchanger and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell are disposed sequentially on one side in a direction of the axis with respect to the gas
- the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and the compressor wheel, the turbine wheel, the heat exchanger and the burner which are the components of the gas turbine engine are formed into the axially symmetric shapes commonly having the axis of the rotary section comprising the compressor wheel and the turbine wheel, and the heat exchanger and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell are disposed sequentially on one side in the direction of the axis with respect to the rotary section. Therefore, it is possible not only to compactly construct the entire power generating system but also to make uniform the flow rates of the compressed air and the exhaust gas flowing into the heat exchanger and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and further to smoothen the flows of the compressed air and the exhaust gas to reduce the pressure loss, thereby enhancing the power generating efficiency. With the above-described axially symmetric disposition, it is also possible to suppress the thermal stress generated by the thermal expansion of the power generating system, thereby enhancing the power generating efficiency and the durability.
- the heat exchanger and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell are annular about the axis .
- the heat exchanger and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell are annular about the axis and hence, the components of the gas turbine engine can be accommodated in a space radially inside the heat exchanger and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell, to thereby provide compactness. Moreover, the heat generated by the gas turbine engine can be recovered by the heat exchanger and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell disposed at radially outer locations.
- a compressed-air passage for guiding the compressed air from the compressor wheel to the heat exchanger is disposed radially outside an exhaust gas passage for guiding the exhaust gas from the turbine wheel to the heat exchanger.
- the compressed-air passage in the third feature of the present invention corresponds to a first compressed-air passage 12 in an embodiment.
- the solid electrolyte type fuel cell is annular about the axis, and the burner is disposed in a space defined radially inside the solid electrolyte type fuel cell.
- the burner is disposed in the space defined radially inside the annular solid electrolyte type fuel cell and hence, the heat generated by the burner can be recovered in the solid electrolyte type fuel cell, and especially, the solid electrolyte type fuel cell at an initial stage of the starting can be activated early to enhance the power generating efficiency.
- a power generating system integrally provided with a gas turbine engine and a solid electrolyte type fuel cell
- the gas turbine engine including a compressor wheel, a turbine wheel, a heat exchanger and a burner
- the compressor wheel being adapted to supply compressed air through the heat exchanger to the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and the burner
- the turbine wheel being adapted to be driven by exhaust gas from the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and the burner to drive the compressor wheel
- the heat exchanger being adapted to conduct heat exchange between the exhaust gas from the turbine wheel and the compressed air from the compressor wheel
- the heat exchanger, the burner and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell are disposed on an axis of a rotary section comprising the compressor wheel and the turbine wheel; a space for discharging the exhaust gas from the solid electrolyte type fuel cell or the burner toward the turbine wheel is defined between the turbine wheel and the burner; and the heat exchanger and the solid electrolyte type fuel
- the heat exchanger, the burner and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell are disposed on the axis of the rotary section comprising the compressor wheel and the turbine wheel, and the heat exchanger and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell are disposed radially outside the space for discharging the exhaust gas from the solid electrolyte type fuel cell or the burner toward the turbine wheel. Therefore, the waste heat of the solid electrolyte type fuel cell or the burner discharged to the space can be recovered effectively by the burner and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and thus, the escape of the heat to the outside can be suppressed, thereby enhancing the power generating efficiency of the power generating system to reduce the fuel consumption.
- a first compressed-air passage for guiding the compressed air from the compressor wheel to the heat exchanger is disposed radially outside an exhaust gas passage for guiding the exhaust gas from the turbine wheel to the heat exchanger, and a second compressed-air passage for guiding the compressed air from the heat exchanger to the solid electrolyte type fuel cell is disposed radially outside the space.
- the first compressed-air passage for guiding the compressed air from the compressor wheel to the heat exchanger is disposed radially outside the exhaust gas passage for guiding the exhaust gas from the turbine wheel to the heat exchanger.
- the heat escaped from the exhaust gas passage, through which the exhaust gas having a relatively high temperature is passed, can be recovered in the compressed-air passage through which the compressed air having a relatively low temperature is passed, thereby further enhancing the power generating efficiency.
- the second compressed-air passage for guiding the compressed air from the heat exchanger to the solid electrolyte type fuel cell is disposed radially outside the space, the heat of the exhaust gas discharged into the space can be recovered in the second compressed-air passage to further enhance the power generating efficiency.
- the second compressed-air passage is disposed radially outside the solid electrolyte type fuel cell.
- the second compressed-air passage is disposed radially outside the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and hence, the heat generated by the solid electrolyte type fuel cell can be recovered in the second compressed-air passage to further enhance the power generating efficiency.
- a power generating system integrally provided with a gas turbine engine and a solid electrolyte type fuel cell
- the gas turbine engine including a compressor wheel, a turbine wheel, a heat exchanger and a burner
- the compressor wheel being adapted to supply compressed air through the heat exchanger to the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and the burner
- the turbine wheel being adapted to be driven by exhaust gas from the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and the burner to drive the compressor wheel
- the heat exchanger being adapted to conduct heat exchange between the exhaust gas from the turbine wheel and the compressed air from the compressor wheel
- the heat exchanger, the burner and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell are disposed on an axis of a rotary section comprising the compressor wheel and the turbine wheel
- the solid electrolyte type fuel cell is disposed to surround a radially outer side of the burner.
- the heat exchanger, the burner and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell are disposed on the axis of the rotary section comprising the compressor wheel and the turbine wheel, and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell is disposed to surround the radially outer side of the burner. Therefore, the heat generated by the burner can be recovered by the solid electrolyte type fuel cell and thus, the escape of the heat to the outside can be suppressed, thereby providing an enhancement in power generating efficiency. Especially, the solid electrolyte type fuel cell at an initial stage of the starting can be activated early to enhance the power generating efficiency.
- the gas turbine engine is started by operating the burner, and operation of the burner is terminated after the solid electrolyte type fuel cell is activated by waste heat of the gas turbine engine .
- the burner is operated only upon the start of the gas turbine engine, and when the solid electrolyte type fuel cell is activated by the waste heat of the gas turbine engine, the operation of the burner is terminated. Therefore, the operation of the burner, which consumes a large amount of the fuel as compared with the solid electrolyte type fuel cell, can be minimized to enhance the power generating efficiency.
- Figs .1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention .
- Fig.l is a vertical sectional view of a power generating system; and
- Fig.2 is a sectional view taken along a line 2-2 in Fig.l.
- Figs.3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig.3 is a vertical sectional view of a power generating system; and
- Fig.4 is a sectional view taken along a line 4-4 in Fig.3.
- Figs .5 and 6 show a third embodiment of the present invention .
- Fig.5 is a vertical sectional view of a power generating system; and
- Fig.6 is a sectional view taken along a line 6-6 in Fig.5.
- BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to Figs.l and 2.
- a power generating system comprising a solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC integral with a gas turbine engine GT is shown in Figs.l and 2.
- the gas turbine engine GT includes a substantially cup-shaped front casing 11, and an intake passage 13 leading to an air cleaner and a silencer (not shown) is connected to an upstream portion of a first compressed-air passage 12 defined to extend along an inner surface of the front casing 11.
- a centrifugal compressor wheel 17 and a centrifugal turbine wheel 18 are fixed coaxially and adjacent each other to a rotary shaft 16 extending through a central portion of the intake passage 13 and supported by a pair of bearings 14 and 15.
- a generator GE driven by the turbine wheel 18 is mounted at a front end of the rotary shaft 16.
- a recuperative heat exchanger 20 formed into an annular shape is disposed at a rear end of the front casing 11.
- the heat exchanger 20 has compressed-air passages and exhaust gas passages defined alternately in a circumferential direction by radially disposing a large number of thin metal plates, and includes a compressed-air inlet 21 leading to a downstream end of the first compressed- air passage 12 at a location closer to an outer periphery of its rear end, a compressed-air outlet 22 at a location closer to an inner periphery of its front end, an exhaust gas inlet 23 at a location closer to the outer periphery of at its front end, and an exhaust as outlet 24 leading to the atmospheric air at a location closer to the inner periphery of its rear end.
- the heat exchanger 20 is designed so that compressed air having a relatively low temperature shown by arrows of solid lines and an exhaust gas having a relatively high temperature and shown by arrows of broken lines are allowed to flow in opposite directions, whereby a large difference in temperature between the compressed air and the exhaust gas is maintained over the entire lengths of flow paths thereof to enhance the heat exchange efficiency.
- a stepped cylindrical rear casing 25 is connected rearwards from an inner peripheral surface of the heat exchanger 20, and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC formed into an annular shape is accommodated in a rear half of the rear casing 25.
- a second compressed-air passage 26 defined to extend along an inner peripheral surface of the rear casing 25 is connected at its upstream end to the compressed-air outlet 22 and at its downstream end to an outer peripheral portion of the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC.
- a single-drum type burner 27 is disposed radially inside the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC, and a fuel injection nozzle 28 is mounted at a rear end of the burner 27.
- On-off valves 29 for opening and closing openings bypassing the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC are mounted at an intermediate portion of the second compressed-air passage 26.
- An exhaust gas passage 30 extending from the plurality of turbine blades 18a formed radially on the outer periphery of the turbine wheel 18 mounted at the rear end of the rotary shaft 16 is connected to the exhaust gas inlet 23 of the heat exchanger 20, and a radially outer portion of the exhaust gas passage 30 is covered with the first compressed-air passage 12.
- a heat shield plate 31 is disposed to cover a rear surface of the turbine wheel 18, and turbine nozzles 32 are mounted on an outer peripheral portion of the heat shield plate 31 to face the turbine blades 18a.
- Each of components for the gas turbine engine GT namely, the compressor wheel 17, the turbine wheel 18, the heat exchanger 20 and the burner 27
- the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC has an axially symmetric shape with respect to an axis L of the rotary shaft 16 supporting a rotary section 33 comprising the compressor wheel 17 and the turbine wheel 18.
- the annular heat exchanger 20 is disposed radially outside a space 34 defined in the rear of the rotary section 33 in a direction of the axis L; and further, the annular solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC is disposed in the rear of the heat exchanger 20 in the direction of the axis L, and the burner 27 is disposed radially inside the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC.
- a known solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC comprises a large number of cell elements each formed of an annular thin plate and laminated one on another in the direction of the axis L with separators interposed between the adjacent cell elements and having the same shape as the cell elements.
- Each of the cell elements is comprised of a cathode (an air pole) and an anode (a fuel pole) laminated on opposite sides of a ceramic-based solid electrolyte.
- Air and a fuel are supplied through passages defined in the separators to the cathodes and the anodes, respectively, to react with each other in an interface of the solid electrolyte, thereby generating an electric energy.
- Air drawn from the intake passage 13 and compressed by the compressor wheel 17 during operation of the power generating system is fed via the first compressed-air passage 12 to the heat exchanger 20, where it is heated to near the temperature of the exhaust gas by the heat exchange with the exhaust gas having the high temperature (about 800°C) .
- the compressed air passed through the heat exchanger 20 to have a high temperature is passed through the second compressed-air passage 26 to reach the solid electrolyte-type fuel cell FC and is then passed through the solid electrolyte-type fuel cell FC from a radially outer side to a radially inner side.
- the fuel such as natural gas supplied to the solid electrolyte- type fuel cell FC is reformed into H 2 and CO and reacts with the air supplied from the heat exchanger 20 in the solid electrolyte-type fuel cell FC having a high temperature, to thereby generate an electricity.
- the solid electrolyte-type fuel cell FC is not activated at the start of the power generating system and hence, the burner 27 is operated temporarily to heat the solid electrolyte-type fuel cell FC up to an activating temperature. More specifically, when the compressed air from the compressor wheel 17 is supplied from the heat exchanger 20 via the solid electrolyte-type fuel cell
- FC to the burner 27 and the fuel ejected from the fuel injection nozzle 28 is mixed with the compressed air and burned, an exhaust gas having a high temperature is supplied to the heat exchanger 20, where the heat exchange is carried out, whereby the temperature of the compressed air to be supplied to the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC rises.
- the turbine wheel 18 is driven by the exhaust gas generated in the burner 27 and hence, the suction and compression of the air by the compressor wheel 17 are effectively carried out, whereby the temperature of the compressed air to be supplied to the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC further rises.
- the exhaust gas from the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC smoothly flows without interfering with the burner 27 during operation of the power generating system after the start of the burner, so that a further enhancement in power generating efficiency can be expected.
- an electric power generated in the generator GE driven by the rotary shaft 16 of the turbine wheel 18 and an electric power generated by the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC are united together and output.
- About 50 % of a chemical energy of the fuel is converted into an electric energy in the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC, and about 15 % is converted into an electric energy in the generator GE and hence, the efficiency of the power generating system reaches a level as extremely high as 65 % .
- the compressor wheel 17, the turbine wheel 18, the heat exchanger 20, the burner 27 and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC are disposed axially symmetrically with respect to the axis L of the rotary section 33 comprising the compressor wheel 17 and the turbine wheel 18, the flows of the compressed air and the exhaust gas in the gas turbine GT and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC are axially symmetric and made uniform in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the flow rates of the compressed air and the exhaust gas flowing into the heat exchanger 20 can be made uniform, and the flow rate of the compressed air flowing into the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC can be made uniform, thereby contributing to an enhancement in heat- exchanging efficiency in the heat exchanger 20 and an enhancement in power generating efficiency in the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC.
- the axial symmetric disposition of the power generating system reduces the pressure loss to provide an enhancement in power generating efficiency and a reduction of fuel consumption.
- the temperature profiles of the insides of the gas turbine GT and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC are axially symmetric, whereby the thermal deformation of the various members are minimized, whereby smooth rotations of the compressor wheel 17 and the turbine wheel 18 are ensured, and the damage or the like to the parts made of the ceramic due to a thermal stress is prevented, leading to an enhanced durability.
- the parts such as casings and passages can be arranged axially symmetrically and hence, can be made of a thin material such as a metal plate to achieve a reduction in weight, and further the thermal loss during cold start can be reduced by a reduction in heat mass, to further reduce the fuel consumption.
- the components such as the burner 27 of the gas turbine GT can be accommodated in the space 34 defined radially inside the heat exchanger 20 and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC, thereby achieving compactness, and the heat generated by the gas turbine GT can be recovered by the heat exchanger 20 and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC disposed at the outer locations.
- the burner 27 is disposed in the space 34 radially inside the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC, the size of the power generating system in the direction of the axis L can be reduced, and further the heat can be recovered by the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC.
- the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC disposed at the radially outer location can be heated effectively and activated early to contribute to a reduction of fuel consumption. Since the rotary section 33 comprising the compressor wheel 17 and the turbine wheel 18, the heat exchanger 20 and the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC are disposed sequentially rearwards from the front side along the axis L, the radial dimension of the power generating system can be reduced, and further the flow rates of the compressed air and the exhaust gas can be made uniform, and the flows of the compressed air and the exhaust gas can be smoothened to reduce the pressure loss and enhance the power generating efficiency.
- the first compressed-air passage 12 for guiding the compressed air having the relatively low temperature from the compressor wheel 17 to the heat exchanger 20 is disposed to cover the radially outer portion of the exhaust gas passage 30 for guiding the exhaust gas having the relatively high temperature, the heat escaped from the exhaust gas passage 30 having the high temperature can be recovered by the first compressed-air passage 12 having the low temperature, whereby the escape of the heat from the front casing 11 can be prevented to further enhance the power generating efficiency.
- the second compressed-air passage 26 is disposed to cover the radially outer portion of the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC, the heat generated by the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC can be recovered by the second compressed-air passage 26, so that the heat can be prevented from escaping from the rear casing 25 to the outside to further enhance the power generating efficiency.
- a second embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to Figs .3 and 4.
- the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in respect of the shape of the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC, but the arrangement of the other components is the same as that in the first embodiment.
- a plurality of (e.g., eight) solid electrolyte type fuel cells FC formed into an annular shape are disposed at equal distances in a circumferential direction to surround the axis L of the rotary section 33.
- the solid electrolyte type fuel cells FC are accommodated in an annular space 42 defined by a rear casing 25 and a cylindrical partition wall 41 in a state in which the axe LI of the solid electrolyte type fuel cells FC is parallel to the axis L of the rotary section 33.
- the same function and effect as those in the first embodiment can be achieved, because the eight solid electrolyte type fuel cells FC are disposed axially symmetrically with respect to the axis L of the rotary section 33.
- the diameter of each of the solid electrolyte type fuel cells FC is smaller than that in the first embodiment and hence, their cell elements and separators are small and easy to manufacture.
- a third embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to Figs .5 and 6.
- the third embodiment is also different from the first embodiment in respect of the shape of the solid electrolyte type fuel cell FC, but the arrangement of the other components is the same as that in the first embodiment.
- a plurality of (e.g., twelve) solid electrolyte type fuel cells FC formed into an annular shape are disposed in two rows in a direction of the axis L of the rotary section 33 and at equal distances in a circumferential direction to surround the axis L.
- the six solid electrolyte type fuel cells FC in each of the rows are accommodated in an annular space 42 defined by a rear casing 25 and a cylindrical partition wall 41 in a state in which their axes L2 are arranged radially with respect to the axis L of the rotary section 33.
- the same function and effect as those in the first embodiment can be achieved, because the twelve solid electrolyte type fuel cells FC are disposed axially symmetrically with respect to the axis L of the rotary section 33.
- the diameter of each of the solid electrolyte type fuel cells FC is smaller than that in the first embodiment and hence, their cell elements and separators are small and easy to manufacture.
- the outer diameter of the power generating system can be reduced, while ensuring the same generating capacity by increasing as desired the number of the rows of the solid electrolyte type fuel cells FC in the direction of the axis.
- the present invention is applicable to the power generating system adapted to operate the solid electrolyte type fuel cell utilizing a waste heat from the gas turbine engine.
- the gas turbine may be mounted on a moving body such as an automobile, or may be stationary.
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